suppliant

Example Sentences

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A priest flocked by suppliant children entreats Oedipus, renowned for his mental prowess, to find the answer that will rescue the city.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2020

Shooting it frontally, Greene looked up at the timeworn face from the subordinate vantage point of a suppliant.

From New York Times • Dec. 17, 2019

Though his Evan is no carbon copy of his predecessors in the role, he shares many pathetic mannerisms with them: the twitchy picking at himself, the cul-de-sac speech patterns, the upturned, outstretched, suppliant right hand.

From New York Times • May 23, 2019

Between them, the sweepers have the entire junction both spotless and sealed; its virtually impossible to circumvent the men and their suppliant coin baskets.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2018

They would allow no woman to be forced to marry against her will they told the newcomers, nor would they surrender any suppliant, no matter how feeble, and no matter how powerful the pursuer.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton